Rural community perceptions of the 2010 FIFA World Cup: The Makhowe community in KwaZulu-Natal

Figures & data

Table 1: Impacts the respondents believed the 2010 FIFA World Cup would have on their community

Type of impact	Makhowe (n = 100)
	Yes	No	Don't know
Inconvenience and disruption of local people's lives	37	51	12
Traffic congestion and parking difficulties	67	25	8
Excessive noise	66	32	2
Increase in crime	48	43	9
Creation of national pride and nation building	90	8	2
Local people feeling good about themselves and their community	90	6	4

Table 2: Ways the respondents anticipated benefiting directly from the 2010 event

The community could benefit by	Makhowe (n = 100)
• starting small businesses.	12
• being educated about the opportunities that come with hosting such an event.	5
• establishing a relationship with the conservation parks in the area.	9
• working together to design strategies for benefiting from the event.	11
• creating employment opportunities in the conservation parks.	16
• selling traditional products to tourists.	28
Not applicable (did not anticipate benefits)	19